H5083

	2019 -- H 5083
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON
	STANDARDS AND TRAINING

	Introduced By: Representatives Lombardi, and Hull
	Date Introduced: January 10, 2019
	Referred To: House Judiciary
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28.2 of the General Laws entitled "Police Officers -
2	Commission on Standards and Training" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following
3	section:
4	42-28.2-8.4. Educational requirements -- Crisis intervention training.
5	(a) The commission on standards and training shall prepare and publish clearly defined
6	standards for competency related to emergency certification and protocols for police officers
7	responding to, handling, investigating, and reporting all incidents involving any person requiring
8	a higher level of mental health literacy. The commission shall include this universal police
9	training and certification in the Mental Health First Aid USA curriculum for recruits, and
10	annually to every police department in the state, with an annual commitment to increasing the
11	number of officers trained.
12	(b) The commission shall appoint at least one member from the mental health advocacy
13	community to sit in an advisory capacity in connection with carrying out the provisions of this
14	section and any other related mental health issues.
15	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMMISSION ON
	STANDARDS AND TRAINING
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1	This act would require the police officer commission on standards and training to
2	establish mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees in all incidents involving
3	mental health literacy.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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